how many SW 1500s are left on the CN in WC colors?
i know 1570 & 1571 was rebuilt & painted in CN colors
it would be ncie for them to get rebuilt but repainted in WC colors
i only saw 1 which was 1563 at Fond du lac WI
In September 2006, I saw one while railfanning in Stevens Point, WI. It was #1565.
heres a pic of mine i saw at fond du lac
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If you do come to Fondy, stay out of the parking lot on LakeshoreDrive, by the yard office. You will be checked out, either by CNofficials or the North Fondy police.(don't ask how I knowIf you stay out of that parking lot, and stick to local streets bothnorth and south of the yard, you should get some good pics.
Mostof the yard power here now are the CN GP-9's MU-ed with one of theSW1500's or a slug. Local power can be anything from IC GP's, CN GP's,or the occasional WC GP's or six axle power(IC, CN, or DW&P)
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Last time I was in Stevens Point, the 155? was working the yard with a CN SD40-2 and the slug set. The 1562 was in Rapids with another switcher (don't have the number off hand).
The CN/WC repaints seem to have been located to the Fox Valley area (NFDL, Neenah, ect) as I have never seen them west of there yet.
Phil
Dan
"The CN/WC repaints seem to have been located to the Fox Valley area (NFDL, Neenah, ect) as I have never seen them west of there yet."
SW1500s 1566 and 1570 both show up in the Stevens Point/Wisconsin Rapids area quite frequently- both are in CN red/black. I photographed 1566 several times this summer around Point and Plover, and I shot 1570 at the Plover "depot" over Christmas when it was assigned to the Plover Patrol. They tend to go where CN needs them on ex-WC lines- regardless of paint scheme.
i saw 1561 switching in green bay on may 2nd
its nice to see these running around & i hope CN dosent get the smart idea to get rid of them.
any way what i believe is these are the ones left in WC colors
1552,1558 1560-1565 1566-1571 are in CN colors & sub named WC.
1561 & 1563 are the only ones i saw. im gonna go out soon & try looking for alot of them i think alot are in the fdl & point round houses.
well,
1565 just got burnt up yesterday in the point yard. all the elctrical wiring wa fried & as of mow its not gonna get fixed. i found out on the wcinfo yahoo group.
I was in North Fond Du Lac today (06/05/07), and saw WC1564 and WC1571 (in CN colors). When In Neenah, I saw WC1552.
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